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According to court records, Fritts walked up to the pharmacy counter with a note that demanded oxycodone pills, 'or I'll shoot you.' Fritts then ran outside with the drugs and dropped a gun in the parking lot, according to records.

KPD officers found Fritts in the women's restroom at 3:10 p.m. at a nearby Pilot gas station after witnesses told officers of the man's location, according to the court records.

Fritts had about 29 bottles of oxycodone pills, a change of clothes and the note used in the robbery, according to records.

Fritts remained in jail with bond set at $25,000.

More details as they develop online and in Sunday's News Sentinel.

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